Product Manager (AdTech)
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This role provides Product Management leadership for campaign execution and orchestration capabilities within Advertising Technology , underpinning how purchased advertising campaigns are prepared, delivered, monitored , and measured across Sky's linear, addressable, and digital platforms.
The Product Manager will define and evolve the product strategy for this domain as part of the broader AdFinity platform transformation , translating high-level strategic direction into a clear capability roadmap and product vision.
The role is accountable for shaping the future-state advertising technology products responsible for asset lifecycle management, campaign orchestration, and operational visibility, while maintaining BAU stability across existing platforms during a period of significant transformation.
A defining characteristic of this role is the requirement for strategic product leadership combined with strong technical credibility . The Product Manager must be comfortable leading discovery, evaluating technology and vendor options where appropriate , and influencing senior stakeholders across Product, Architecture, Delivery and Sky Media.
What you'll do
- Define and own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for campaign execution, orchestration, and operational monitoring capabilities.
- Lead product discovery and capability definition , identifying the future-state operating model for campaign management across AdTech .
- Translate strategic direction into clear product capabilities, roadmaps, and measurable outcomes .
- Apply deep advertising industry knowledge to shape products that support real-world campaign delivery, trafficking, and optimisation workflows.
- Work closely with CX teams to embed operational insight, user journeys, and workflow improvements into product priorities.
- Partner with Architecture and Engineering to define modular, API-driven, cloud-based platform capabilities.
- Lead or contribute to build vs buy assessments , vendor evaluations, and solution selection activities where required .
- Collaborate with Product Owners / delivery leads to ensure complex product intent is delivered effectively.
- Balance BAU reliability with strategic modernisation of legacy systems.
- Act as the strategic voice of the product domain , influencing stakeholders and aligning teams around the long-term platform direction.
What you'll bring
- Significant Product Management experience owning platform-level or workflow-driven technology products .
- Experience defining product strategy and capability roadmaps in complex technical environments.
- Strong AdTech, media, or broadcast industry experience , particularly across campaign execution, scheduling, trafficking, or delivery workflows.
- Technical fluency across APIs, distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and data pipelines .
- Experience working with architects, engineers, CX and UX teams to shape scalable product capabilities.
- Experience contributing to or leading technology evaluation and build vs buy decision-making .
- Confidence influencing senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams in ambiguous or evolving environments.
- Ability to operate in large-scale transformation programmes while maintaining operational stability .
Team overview
Content technology and innovation
Our Content Technology and Innovation team delivers high-quality content to homes, customer devices, businesses and commercial partners across our European markets. With over 2500 colleagues from around the world, we combine our strategic insights, engineering know-how and operational excellence to use the most innovative technologies to create and distribute our award-winning content.
The rewards
There's one thing people can't stop talking about when it comes to #LifeAtSky : the perks . Here's a taster:
- Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place
- The magic of Sky Glass at an exclusive rate
- A generous pension package
- Private healthcare
- Discounted mobile and broadband
- A wide range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences
Inclusion & how you'll work
We are a Disability Confident Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all, and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate. Please flag any adjustments you need to your recruiter as early as you can.
We've embraced hybrid working and split our time between unique office spaces and the convenience of working from home. You'll find out more about what hybrid working looks like for your role later on in the recruitment process.
Your office space:
Osterley:
Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There's also plenty of bike shelters and showers.
On campus, you'll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.
We'd love to hear from you
Inventive, forward-thinking minds come together to work in Tech, Product and Data at Sky. It's a place where you can explore what if, how far, and what next.
But better doesn't stop at what we do, it's how we do it, too. We embrace each other's differences. We support our community and contribute to a sustainable future for our business and the planet.
If you believe in better, we'll back you all the way.
Just so you know: if your application is successful, we'll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.